Solunus was a Le-Matoran who lived in a young and prosperous town called Muerta-Nui, where he was a maintenance man for the windmills in the town that converted the desert breeze into electricity. He was happy there, but he didnít quite fit in with the other Matoran of the town, and his best friend was his work. Muerta-Nui was abnormally peaceful for being on the edge of a desert, but the Turaga of the town decided that a Toa protector was needed, and presented a Toa Stone to the town. A tournament was scheduled, and nearly every Matoran signed up in hopes to become the Toa protector of Muerta-Nui. Everyone except Solunus. On the day of the tournament, however, Bone Hunters raided the village in search of the Toa Stone. Cursing himself for making the valuable prize of the tournament so public, the Turaga ordered all of the contestants to defend the town as if they were Toa. Solunus watched as his fellow Matoran grabbed knives and axes and shovels and ran towards mounted opponents with swords. For every Bone Hunter that was driven off or killed, four or five Matoran fell. Solunus decided then to even the odds a little. He went into his workshop, grabbed a curious looking device, and plugged it into the townís generator. 1.21 gigawatts of electricity soared into the tail of the nearest Rock Steed, sending the rider flying. Some Bone Hunters fled at the sight of Solunusí weapon, but many stayed to quell this defiant Matoran. Solunus fought, frying three Bone Hunters with his lightning gun before they were upon him. A Rock Steed stomped the generator, cutting Solunusí power supply. He took up a fallen Hunterís sword to defend himself, but he knew that he could not best a mounted opponent. Thatís when something unexpected happened: the Turaga threw the Toa Stone to Solunus, turning him into a powerful Toa! Solunus kicked the Steed with impressive strength and sent it toppling to the ground. It got up, but the rider was knocked unconscious. With no one to push the Steed forward, it retreated back into the desert.
A few years later, when Muerta-Nui had grown into a small city with its own City Guard, Solunus left in search of a master who could teach him to use his element with efficiency and power. He never did find a master, instead he found Dalta, a young Toa equipped with the legendary Mask of Time. They became a Team of sorts, and had many adventures, including a vicious battle against hordes of robots that were made to take over a Ta-Matoran metropolis. With the combination of Daltaís ability to slow their enemies and Solunusí ability to speed himself up, the two Toa were like flashes of lightning on the battlefield. It would not last, though. Dalta felt that during times of peace, he was wasting his youth and so he decided to travel through time to a place where his immense power was needed, rather than grow old and useless in a time where there was little evil. Dalta and Solunus said their goodbyes, and Solunus also went in search of a place where he was needed.
Ghetta Nui was where Solunus found himself. The new city was a bustling hive of chaos, and were it not for Solunusí ability to make a system of order (with the help of the other three Toa Ghetta, of course), it would have fallen apart much sooner. Still, it was inevitable. After hundreds of years of refining the system, correcting the Matoran, and protecting the city, resources grew thin. Gangs began to form, and they began to fight over food, territory, and merchandise. Despite the Toaís best efforts, the gangs only got bigger. They joined forces, grew, split, fought, and killed each other and the Toa that tried to stop them. First Valens, the mighty Toa of Iron fell. Then came Ramar, the unstoppable Toa of Water. Finally, Umillu, Solunusí best friend and the logical Toa of Light and Shadow was killed by the very Matoran they had sworn to protect. Solunus, in a fit of rage, created the most powerful storm any Matoran in the city had ever seen. Despite the Toa Code, he sent the storm after Umilluís murderers and obliterated one of the two most powerful gangs on the island. Such an outburst of elemental power, however, drained Solunusí energy. He went into hiding, protecting the few innocent Matoran he came across and relying once again on his inventive mind to keep him alive.
Now the Dark Flame, the cityís last and greatest gang, has a plot to rid the city of the last Toa and finally take complete control of Ghetta Nui. Only with the aid of new allies can Solunus stop the Dark Flame and free his once glorious city from evil. Solunus is wary, though. Someone or something much smarter and more powerful than the Matoran gang leaders has to be behind such a devious plot. He must be strong in order to earn the right to be called Hero once more.

It seems that I tend to upgrade Solunus and his trike separately. Meh, not important.
Solunus in all his glory! He's like Batman mixed with William Wallace mixed with a Spartan II. Except cooler because he also has a Mask of Speed.
The torso has stayed the same since the last version, mainly because the only thing I could think of to change on it is to find a way to add a heartlight. NOT worth it.
The upgraded arms. The upper arms still aren't custom, but they're filled out enough to the point where I don't care to customize them.
Some more lower arm customness. I must say, I don't do that much in the way of custom lower limbs, so this was a challenge for me. I decided to take Cossy's world famous, patent pending "greeble the $#!+ out of it until it looks fantastic"* approach. I think it turned out rather well.
The fully-custom legs. They are the best part of the upgrades, in my opinion. I threw some Hero Factory 3.0 gear in there, and it totally works.
Solunus' combat knife is now stored on his lower leg instead of his upper leg. I think it looks cooler there.
These pieces came my way when I saw a good-sized bag of used Bionicle pieces at a secondhand store for dirt cheap. They screamed, "Put me on Solunus!" so I did.
Back view. Snazzy.
And without the grenade launcher.
Back of the legs. The lower legs look amazing, even if they're a bit unstable. The upper rear has a somewhat ugly gap in it, but it has a purpose.Solunus: Can your Self-MOC do this?Solunus: Or this?Solunus: Poseablility is everything. Hiyah!
Solunus' combat knife is great for close-quarters combat, throwing, and dicing veggies.
The barrel of death.Solunus: See ya, don't forget to rate and comment!

*Disclaimer: To my knowledge, Ben Cossy has no exclusive rights to the "Greeble the $#!+ out of it until it looks fantastic" approach, and does not necessarily own, use or endorse said method. (However, anyone who can use a banana as greebles probably should have a patent-pending approach.)

forget the screen name call me eclipse I was wondering would you like to join the ranks of the legion of twilights toa team I am a proud member of it we are in need of a wind toa. Our other had an accident *inturupt* hey i'm death sentence my little bros wind toa got eaten by a bear and a pack of super wolve. yeah sorry about that we have loads of pudding of every flavor. SHADOW TOA OUT!!!! <:::{}:::::>

I notice that gap on the back of his upper legs. well, more like Callan and Cossy did. Anyways, I know that's for poseability, but if you turned those triangular pieces around, then you could have decent poseability and it would be filled in.

NoWhereMan .

February 4, 2012

Also, all of your Toa Ghetta bios (almost) bring tears to my eyes. Seriously, you could write some great books.

Quoting Cody G A self-MOC is a Bionicle MOC that represents yourself. Think Bionicle Sig-Fig. Yeah, the name doesn't really make that much sense, but it's the commonly accepted term among Bionicle MOCists.

Quoting Cody G A self-MOC is a Bionicle MOC that represents yourself. Think Bionicle Sig-Fig. Yeah, the name doesn't really make that much sense, but it's the commonly accepted term among Bionicle MOCists.

Quoting El Barto !
Intense build, Dude! I made you a Mod in the Rocket Surgery Group, seeing that you're involved and all. Feel free to invite people, or police the posts if they're not actually 'shopped. I usually give people a warning first, so they know, and ask them if they're planning to do something with it. Anyway, good luck with your Pokemon special effects seminar!

Thanks, Barto! I'll try my best to help out in that group, I've learned so much there.

Intense build, Dude! I made you a Mod in the Rocket Surgery Group, seeing that you're involved and all. Feel free to invite people, or police the posts if they're not actually 'shopped. I usually give people a warning first, so they know, and ask them if they're planning to do something with it. Anyway, good luck with your Pokemon special effects seminar!

He just seems to get better and better every time I see him. I'm loving those Bohrok kal shields on the thighs, and the skrall heads (though they may not be custom, they're pretty awesome! He's got a lot of poseability too, more than my self moc at least. All he needs is a heartlight... :D

Quoting cyberfrank 2010
wow cody! it looks very good! you even made a vehicle for it! nicely shaped and colored, poseable, great weapon, nicely detailed, perfect!!! have you tried blacklights? it would seem to work on certain parts!

Thanks! That blacklight idea is a great one! It just so happens I have one around here somewhere, I'll be sure to let you know the next time I do some updtates on Solunus so you can see the blacklight pictures. :)

wow cody! it looks very good! you even made a vehicle for it! nicely shaped and colored, poseable, great weapon, nicely detailed, perfect!!! have you tried blacklights? it would seem to work on certain parts!

Quoting S.T.S The Forgotten
Humph, didn't think you would scrap Destrin :P But don't worry, I am not upset. And I am making Solonus again anyway XD

Sweet, thanks! Yeah, I had to do it for parts, I'm not exactly rolling in pieces. I might rebuild him in the future, assuming I can find the time on my huge to-do list. :p

Quoting Owl ?
This has inspired me to re-make Owl's whole backstory! I wrote it all last night! And, might I add, ITS WICKED AWESOME!

First Llama, then Bob Marley, then a question mark?! Somebody can't make up their mind. ;) As for the backstory, I'd love to see it! Maybe you could post it in the improving owl group or something?

Quoting Chaos Master
I got really weird looks when I bust pout laughing at the disclaimer. Anyway, this MOC is EPIC! I love the new legs. Now I need that mask so I can build him...maybe someday...

Hahaha, glad I could make people think you're crazy. :) I need your mask too, I should make an all-kanohi BL order. XD

Quoting M G
Where to begin?! Oh well i suppose with the history part. His history is truely unique but since i already read it on youtube and responded i won't go into to much detail. Next, gotta love custom limbs! Glad you finally joined the bandwagon that is custom self mocs. He truely looks fantastic. Btw i revamped my Solunus with the mask you sent me and he's alot better. You'll see him in a few days!

Quoting Legofreak2444 ~
He. Is. So. Epic. :D I wish I could make him, sadly I don't have his mask. :( Anyway, he rocks! :D Not much more to say. BTW, who should I get, Stormer 3.0, Stringer 3.0 or Bulk 3.0? I'm leaning towards Stringer for his black pieces.

Quoting Gringat the Repugnant
Ramar's storyline astounded me, and so did this one. I'm going to skip going "Awesome!" and all that because I'd be here all day, but, congratulations on one of the most successful self-MOCs on the 'pages (and therefore the World), man.

You just earned yourself a spot on my Favorite Builders list with this guy. HE. IS. EPIC. You made a HALO referance(Spartans FTW!!!), you gave him an epic story, and he has a vehicle! Oh, and in response to what Solunus said, yes it can ;D

Where to begin?! Oh well i suppose with the history part. His history is truely unique but since i already read it on youtube and responded i won't go into to much detail. Next, gotta love custom limbs! Glad you finally joined the bandwagon that is custom self mocs. He truely looks fantastic. Btw i revamped my Solunus with the mask you sent me and he's alot better. You'll see him in a few days!

He. Is. So. Epic. :D I wish I could make him, sadly I don't have his mask. :( Anyway, he rocks! :D Not much more to say. BTW, who should I get, Stormer 3.0, Stringer 3.0 or Bulk 3.0? I'm leaning towards Stringer for his black pieces.

Ramar's storyline astounded me, and so did this one. I'm going to skip going "Awesome!" and all that because I'd be here all day, but, congratulations on one of the most successful self-MOCs on the 'pages (and therefore the World), man.

Quoting Overlord Galaxus (Instant Noodles)
you could fit a stud under the Bohrok weapon, not on the surface, but under it. It would fill up the hole and barely disrupt his poseabliity :)

Good call. I tried fitting a round pin in there, but that did disrupt the poseability. I don't know why I didn't think of using a stud. Galaxus the guy-who-finds-the-obvious-thing-that-you-overlooked, everyone! Gotta love it!

Hmmm, where should I start... HOLY BLEEPING BLEEPITY BLEEP! Solunus = AWESOME! Awesome story and build! The stuff of an outstanding self-moc!
Too bad I don't get dirt cheap Bionicles at the thrift store :( Amazing stuff as always!

BAHAHA FREAKING LOVE what you said about me mate! Whenever Fortrux asks for help, those are my exact words :3 Anyway, amazing upgrades! LOVE his new legs and amazing work on his new arms, Solunus looks so freaking awesome now, great work! Oh by the way, when we chat on Skype tomorrow (Not sure of the time difference, but around about the time of this comment) I'll help you fix that gap in his legs if you want :D Anyway, AMAZING work!

Whoa! Nice work on the hf armor on the shoulders. (lol at the disclaimer) But yeah, Ben Cossy is called Greeble Master on yt for a reason, I guess. Fall also has two l's. And why didn't you show more pictures of the trike? :( But I like solunus.

Quoting Owl (Llama)
Dude, this is incredible! Amazing! Stupifying! Jaw-dropping! And don't for get AWESOME!! I love the lower arms, they look.... Epic. And the upper legs look great with those pieces too. The backstory was gripping, and the poster is awesome. Could this get any better?

Dude, this is incredible! Amazing! Stupifying! Jaw-dropping! And don't for get AWESOME!! I love the lower arms, they look.... Epic. And the upper legs look great with those pieces too. The backstory was gripping, and the poster is awesome. Could this get any better?